Bergen: Torget Fish Market: Fish on Ice
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Contributor:
Aivar Mikko / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
BDGRMJFile size:
50 MB (2.1 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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5120 x 3413 px | 43.3 x 28.9 cm | 17.1 x 11.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
July 2009Location:
Norway: BergenMore information:
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway, with a population of 252, 051 as of 1 January 2009. Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Economic Region, as defined by Statistics Norway, had a population of 385, 450 as of 1 January 2009. The city of Bergen, thought to have been founded by king Olav Kyrre, son of Harald Hardråde, in 1070 AD, celebrated its 900th anniversary in 1970. It is considered to have replaced Trondheim as Norway's capital in 1217, and that Oslo became the de jure capital in 1299. Towards the end of the 13th century, Bergen became one of the Hanseatic League's most important bureau cities.